Title 25 of the United States Code outlines the role of Indians

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...

 in the United States Code

United States Code

The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...

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—Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...

—Officers of Indian Affairs—Indian Claims Commission

Indian claims commission

The Indian Claims Commission was a judicial panel for relations between the United States Federal Government and Native American tribes. It was established in 1946 by the United States Congress to hear claims of Indian tribes against the United States...

—Agreements With Indians—Performance by United States of Obligations to Indians—Protection of Indians—Government of Indian Country and Reservations—Education of Indians—Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare—Rights-Of-Way Through Indian Lands—Allotment of Indian Lands—Descent and Distribution; Heirs of Allottee—Irrigation of Allotted Lands—Lease, Sale, or Surrender of Allotted or Unallotted Lands—Ceded Indian Lands—Miscellaneous—Constitutional Rights of Indians—Distribution of Judgment Funds—Financing Economic Development of Indians and Indian Organizations—Indian Health Care—Indian Land Claims Settlements

Indian Land Claims Settlements

Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch. 19.In several instances, these settlements ended live claims of aboriginal title in the United States...

—Tribally Controlled College or University

Tribal colleges and universities

Tribal colleges and universities are a category of higher education, minority-serving institutions in the United States. The educational institutions are distinguished by being controlled and operated by Native American tribes; they have become part of American Indians' institution-building in...

 Assistance—Indian Child Welfare—Bureau of Indian Affairs Programs—Development of Tribal Mineral Resources—Indian Land Consolidation—Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement—Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment—Tribally Controlled School Grants—Indian Education Program—Indian Gaming Regulation

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 United States federal law that establishes the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming. There was no federal gaming structure before this act...

—Indian Law Enforcement Reform—Native American Languages—Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act , Pub. L. 101-601, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq., 104 Stat. 3048, is a United States federal law passed on 16 November 1990 requiring federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funding to return Native American "cultural items" to...

—National Indian Forest Resources Management—Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention—Indian Higher Education Programs

Higher Education Act of 1965

The Higher Education Act of 1965 was legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University–San Marcos as the signing site...

—Indian Employment, Training and Related Services—Indian Energy Resources—Indian Tribal Justice Support—Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance—American Indian Agricultural Resource Management—Indian Dams Safety—Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup—American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform—Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996

The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 was passed to simplify and reorganize the system of providing housing assistance to Native American communities to help improve the unsatisfactory conditions of infrastructure in Indian Country...

—Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism

External links

• U.S. Code Title 25, via United States Government Printing Office
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• U.S. Code Title 25, via Cornell University
  Cornell University
  Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...